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Moua Pihaa

Coordinates: 18°19′30″S 148°31′30″W / 18.325°S 148.525°W / -18.325; -148.525
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Moua Pihaa
Map
Highest point
Elevation−160 m (−520 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°19′30″S 148°31′30″W / 18.325°S 148.525°W / -18.325; -148.525
Geography
LocationFrench Polynesia
Geology
Mountain typeSubmarine volcano
Volcanic arc/beltSociety hotspot
Last eruption1970

Moua Pihaa is a submarine volcano in French Polynesia. It is located southwest of Mehetia in the Society Islands, and is the largest of a group of seamounts stretching between Mehetia and Tahiti. The volcano's summit is 160m below sea level.[1]

The volcano was first located in 1976 using seismograph records, and its existence confirmed by a bathymetric survey.[2]

Moua Pihaa was seismically active from 22 to 29 April 1969, and from 21 to 23 June 1970, which suggests that submarine eruptions have occurred.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Moua Pihaa". Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ Talandier, J.; Okal, E. A. (1984). "The volcanoseismic swarms of 1981-1983 in the Tahiti-Mehetia area, French Polynesia" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research. 89 (B13): 11216. Bibcode:1984JGR....8911216T. doi:10.1029/JB089iB13p11216. Retrieved 19 December 2022.